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Wolfram Graf

Wolfram Graf

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
6677
World Ranking
6580
National Ranking
50

Overview

Wolfram Graf is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans a broad range of topics within ecology and water science, with a strong focus on freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt (2023, Nature)
  • Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European-wide introduced species (2022, Global Change Biology)
  • The Vjosa River corridor: a model of natural hydro-morphodynamics and a hotspot of highly threatened ecosystems of European significance (2020, Landscape Ecology)
  • The coupled socio-ecohydrological evolution of river systems: Towards an integrative perspective of river systems in the 21st century (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Graf collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Patrick Leitner (14 publications together)
  • Christoph Hauer (9 publications together)
  • Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber (8 publications together)
  • Núria Bonada (7 publications together)
  • Petr Pařil (6 publications together)

Their work commonly appears in specific publication venues such as:

  • River Research and Applications (4 publications)
  • Zootaxa (4 publications)
  • ZooKeys (3 publications)
  • Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft (3 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (2 publications)

Graf's research covers various specialized fields, primarily within Environmental Science. Their main subfields of study include:

  • Ecology (81 publications)
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation (31 publications)
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (15 publications)
  • Water Science and Technology (14 publications)
  • Ecological Modeling (6 publications)

Their research focuses on key topics related to aquatic and freshwater ecosystems, including:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (68 publications)
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies (56 publications)
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (56 publications)
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (18 publications)
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (14 publications)
  • Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology (14 publications)
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change (12 publications)

Best Publications

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e)DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

    Jan Pawlowski;Mary Kelly-Quinn;Florian Altermatt;Laure Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil

  • DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work.

    Hannah Weigand;Arne J Beermann;Fedor Čiampor;Filipe O. Costa

  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

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  • Distribution and ecological preferences of European freshwater organisms. Volume 1. Trichoptera

    W Graf;A Lorenz;J.M.T de Figueroa;S Lücke

  • Potential impact of climate change on aquatic insects : A sensitivity analysis for European caddisflies (Trichoptera) based on distribution patterns and ecological preferences

    Daniel Hering;Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber;John Murphy;Sofie Lücke

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Diversity and Ecosystem Services of Trichoptera.

    John C Morse;Paul B Frandsen;Paul B Frandsen;Wolfram Graf;Jessica A Thomas

  • Vulnerable taxa of European Plecoptera (Insecta) in the context of climate change

    J. M. Tierno de Figueroa;M. J. López-Rodríguez;A. Lorenz;W. Graf

  • Grazers, shredders and filtering carnivores – The evolution of feeding ecology in Drusinae (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae): insights from a molecular phylogeny

    Steffen U. Pauls;Wolfram Graf;Peter Haase;H. Thorsten Lumbsch

  • Effects of physico-chemistry, land use and hydromorphology on three riverine organism groups: a comparative analysis with monitoring data from Germany and Austria

    Veronica Dahm;Daniel Hering;Dirk Nemitz;Wolfram Graf

  • A trait-based approach to assess the vulnerability of European aquatic insects to climate change

    Lorenza Conti;Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber;Gaël Grenouillet;Wolfram Graf

  • The Role of Sediment and Sediment Dynamics in the Aquatic Environment

    Christoph Hauer;Patrick Leitner;Günther Unfer;Ulrich Pulg

  • Invasion impacts and dynamics of a European‐wide introduced species

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  • Integrative taxonomy by molecular species delimitation: multi-locus data corroborate a new species of Balkan Drusinae micro-endemics.

    Simon Vitecek;Simon Vitecek;Mladen Kučinić;Ana Previšić;Ivana Živić

  • Microscale Vicariance and Diversification of Western Balkan Caddisflies Linked to Karstification

    Ana Previšić;Jan Schnitzler;Mladen Kučinić;Wolfram Graf

  • Climate Change Impacts in Riverine Ecosystems

    Florian Pletterbauer;Andreas Melcher;Wolfram Graf

  • Hydropeaking Impacts and Mitigation

    Franz Greimel;Lisa Schülting;Wolfram Graf;Elisabeth Bondar-Kunze

  • Modelling range shifts and assessing genetic diversity distribution of the montane aquatic mayfly Ameletus inopinatus in Europe under climate change scenarios

    Julia Taubmann;Kathrin Theissinger;Kevin A. Feldheim;Irina Laube

  • Reintroduction of freshwater macroinvertebrates: challenges and opportunities.

    Jonas Jourdan;Martin Plath;Jonathan D. Tonkin;Maria Ceylan

  • The AQEM/STAR taxalist : a pan-European macro-invertebrate ecological database and taxa inventory

    Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber;Wolfram Graf;Armin Lorenz;Otto Moog

  • Substratum associations of benthic invertebrates in lowland and mountain streams

    Maria Schröder;Jens Kiesel;Andreas Schattmann;Sonja C. Jähnig

  • Longitudinal assessment of hydropeaking impacts on various scales for an improved process understanding and the design of mitigation measures.

    C. Hauer;P. Holzapfel;P. Leitner;W. Graf

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen U. Pauls
Steffen U. Pauls Senckenberg German Entomological Institute
Miklós Bálint
Miklós Bálint Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Daniel Hering
Daniel Hering University of Duisburg-Essen
Helmut Habersack
Helmut Habersack BOKU University
Armin W. Lorenz
Armin W. Lorenz University of Duisburg-Essen
Stefan Schmutz
Stefan Schmutz BOKU University
Agnès Bouchez
Agnès Bouchez Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Florian Leese
Florian Leese University of Duisburg-Essen
Christian K. Feld
Christian K. Feld University of Duisburg-Essen

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